I have been thinking about whether my interest in politics is because of nature (my genes) or nurture (experiences). In undivided India, my father was the President of the Nainital Muslim League. He was arrested immediately after partition and spent six months in jail on fabricated charges of “anti-state” activities, and was only released when […]
Fake news: a conundrum which demands serious discourse in Pakistan
Much of the discourse on ‘fake news‘ conflates three notions. Mis-information which is unintended, or an accidental mistake in narration. Dis-information is fabricated or intentionally modified content to maliciously harm a person. Mal-information is based on reality but is used to inflict harm on a person or to blackmail. I recently visited two institutions in […]